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A Cat Video….Surely Reminds me of a Few Experiences with Diabetes!! or Who is Training Whom?

  Remind YOU of anything? Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5rXLZfsJT0 I’m a Diabetes dad.

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Be Honest, Don’t you Really Just Want to Shoot Someone, Sometimes?????

Did you seriously say that about my child with diabetes? No I did not give them too many sweets. Ever have anyone come to you and with all sincerity in their eyes say, “I know exactly what you are going through, my dog had diabetes.” Really?   I mean Really? When our second child was diagnosed; “Tom, […]

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Wanted: Santa’s Elves—-Don’t do Nothing

This is a pet project of mine. Last year I ran a fund raising event that was fun and worth while.  I sent personal letters to children, from Santa Claus. Parents would make a donation to the DRI and we would send a letter from Santa Claus; complete with stamp from the North Pole. Kids […]

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Sunday dHero…..Getting between Bullies and Someone in Need! Please Let this Young Lady Know How Special She is.

Her name is Amber, she lives in California, she is 13, new in her school just moving there from Texas, and was diagnosed with diabetes at age 9.  She loves music and she is Diabetesdad’s Sunday dHero…….you may find her to be a hero also. Her mom states how Amber excels in so many different areas, loves […]

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Thank you Peanuts…..Happy Halloween! A GREAT idea…..still.

To this day, the BEST idea about how to handle Halloween still rests with our friends in Charles Schulz’s character-land of Peanuts. Agreed.  Your kids can still eat some of the candy even with their diabetes. Agreed.  There probably is not a time that Halloween did not come and go that our kids did not go […]

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T.G.I.F. (Thanking Great Individuals Forever) Who Created THAT Walk?????

It was originally called the Walk for the Cure until a cancer fundraising organization sent a letter to change the name.   To the Foundation’s credit they thought changing the name was a better move than using donation money to fight the request resulting in what is now called the Walk to Cure Diabetes (a blessing in disguise).  In the early […]